Paradox
Insane reptiphile
Often, the simplest things are the most powerful. I've just figured out why the four 'Elements' of old (Earth, air, fire, water) came to pass. All simple and abundant. But think about their power.
Earth - the most complicated of the four, being made up of all sorts of things. But still common. And notice it's power - landslides, for example, can flatten villages. Volcanoes can erupt with cataclysmic results. Look at Krakatoa, for example, or Mt St Helens.
Air - Simple as anything - just a few different gasses being moved around by temperature variations and convection currents. But look at tornadoes and hurricanes. Devastatingly powerful, the stronger tornadoes having the capacity to hurl objects hundreds of metres, and demolish all but the strongest houses.
Fire - Even simpler - merely a column of incandescent gas caused by the air around a combusting material gaining so much energy it gives out light and heat. But it can be incredibly destructive, consuming everything in sight. And the beauty of it is, it (Usually) lives until it's fuel runs out; and unless something intervenes there isn't much left when that time arrives.
Water - Possibly the simplest of all. Two hydrogen atoms and an oxygen atom. But in large quantities it can eliminate towns, cities, even states and countries - look at the Tsunami of recent times, and those caused by the pyroclastic flow of Krakatoa - totally, totally devastating.
The simplest things...
Earth - the most complicated of the four, being made up of all sorts of things. But still common. And notice it's power - landslides, for example, can flatten villages. Volcanoes can erupt with cataclysmic results. Look at Krakatoa, for example, or Mt St Helens.
Air - Simple as anything - just a few different gasses being moved around by temperature variations and convection currents. But look at tornadoes and hurricanes. Devastatingly powerful, the stronger tornadoes having the capacity to hurl objects hundreds of metres, and demolish all but the strongest houses.
Fire - Even simpler - merely a column of incandescent gas caused by the air around a combusting material gaining so much energy it gives out light and heat. But it can be incredibly destructive, consuming everything in sight. And the beauty of it is, it (Usually) lives until it's fuel runs out; and unless something intervenes there isn't much left when that time arrives.
Water - Possibly the simplest of all. Two hydrogen atoms and an oxygen atom. But in large quantities it can eliminate towns, cities, even states and countries - look at the Tsunami of recent times, and those caused by the pyroclastic flow of Krakatoa - totally, totally devastating.
The simplest things...